Dr. Lera Clone of Hangar Lakes Animal Hospital explains that table scraps can cause begging, food allergies, and weight gain in dogs. Avoid fatty foods like sausages and steaks, plus toxic items like chocolate, onions, and grapes. If you do feed table food, subtract those calories from your dog's regular meals.
Hey, guys, My name is Dr. Lara here at Hangar Lakes Animal Hospital. Today I'm here with Yesenia. Yesenia is a female intact English bulldog. And so today Yesenia is coming in because she's having some ear problems. Now, one of the things that I talk to mom and dad about is whether or not they're giving table food. And so this is a common question. Is it okay to give your dog table food? The answer is it depends. If you are not worried about your dog becoming spoiled and begging and barking, it's not a problem. If you are not concerned about your dog having food allergies, which could develop into skin infections, ear infections, or vomiting or diarrhea, it's not a problem. If your dog does not have a sensitive stomach, which again, kind of falls back into that food allergy area, then it's not a problem. If you are concerned about your dog gaining weight, then it is a problem. And so otherwise, if. If it's healthy for us, most of the time, it's healthy for them. You want to try to stay away from really fatty things like sausages, hot dogs, steaks that have a lot of marbling. Obviously no chocolate, no onions, grapes, raisins. Those are things that you want to stay away from. Other than that, it's okay. But if you are going to give them some sort of table food, you do need to take into consideration, consideration the amount of calories that are in the food that you're giving them from the table and remove that quantity of calories from their dry food so that you make them less likely to gain weight. Yesenia, here's a great weight for an English bulldogs. This particular breed is very prone to gaining weight and being overweight. And mom and dad have done an excellent job of maintaining her body condition, especially considering her greed. If you guys have any questions about this topic, if you want your wife or your husband or your significant other to show them that they are wrong, show them this video. Otherwise, thanks for watching. If you found this helpful, give us a thumbs up. Subscribe and share. Have a great day.
